Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Moorpark

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via SR-118 West and US-101 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 1% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Los Angeles to Moorpark (via SR-118 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Moorpark to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 45 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Moorpark along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to Moorpark by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	52	55	55	53	51	50	50	51	55	60	61	57	48	45	44
Tue	43	47	53	55	54	53	51	50	50	50	55	60	62	58	49	45	44
Wed	43	47	54	57	56	55	52	50	50	51	56	61	64	59	50	45	44
Thu	43	47	54	56	55	54	53	51	50	52	57	64	65	60	50	46	44
Fri	43	47	51	53	52	51	50	51	52	54	61	63	63	56	49	46	44
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	49	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	51	51	51	50	49	47	46	44

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Los Angeles to Moorpark?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Moorpark?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Moorpark?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	52	55	55	53	51	50	50	51	55	60	61	57	48	45	44
Tue	43	47	53	55	54	53	51	50	50	50	55	60	62	58	49	45	44
Wed	43	47	54	57	56	55	52	50	50	51	56	61	64	59	50	45	44
Thu	43	47	54	56	55	54	53	51	50	52	57	64	65	60	50	46	44
Fri	43	47	51	53	52	51	50	51	52	54	61	63	63	56	49	46	44
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	49	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	51	51	51	50	49	47	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	52	55	55	53	51	50	50	51	55	60	61	57	48	45	44
Tue	43	47	53	55	54	53	51	50	50	50	55	60	62	58	49	45	44
Wed	43	47	54	57	56	55	52	50	50	51	56	61	64	59	50	45	44
Thu	43	47	54	56	55	54	53	51	50	52	57	64	65	60	50	46	44
Fri	43	47	51	53	52	51	50	51	52	54	61	63	63	56	49	46	44
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	49	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	51	51	51	50	49	47	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	52	55	55	53	51	50	50	51	55	60	61	57	48	45	44
Tue	43	47	53	55	54	53	51	50	50	50	55	60	62	58	49	45	44
Wed	43	47	54	57	56	55	52	50	50	51	56	61	64	59	50	45	44
Thu	43	47	54	56	55	54	53	51	50	52	57	64	65	60	50	46	44
Fri	43	47	51	53	52	51	50	51	52	54	61	63	63	56	49	46	44
Sat	43	44	45	45	46	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	49	47	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	51	51	51	50	49	47	46	44